Baylor named among nation’s best collegiate libraries

Historically, a university’s library has been the heart of the college, and that shows up even looking at a simple campus map. Here at Baylor, Carroll Library (now home to the Texas Collection) housed the university’s academic collection in Burleson Quadrangle, the traditional center of campus, from its construction in 1902 until Moody Memorial Library opened just down Fountain Mall in 1968.

Access to such offerings and other special collections have led to Baylor’s libraries being named one of the nation’s best, alongside such prestigious names as Princeton, Yale, Michigan, Johns Hopkins, Duke and Stanford. BestColleges.com compiled a list of the 45 Best College Libraries for 2013-14, and Baylor was the only school in Texas to make the list.